The existence of a rallying point made salient by
religion reinforced the predominance of the propertied classes in the
centuriate assembly: if the centuries of the first class (and eight
centuries of the second) followed the lead of the prerogative
century, the final decision remained in the hands of the upper
classes, for the centuries that came after them in the hierarchy
would not be called upon to vote, a majority having already been
attained.